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How to choose the undertone of green - which are the right ones for you?

Where to End Your Skirts

Body Variations, Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportMarch 29, 20117 Comments

I was wondering if you might address correct hem lengths in one of your future blogs. I am on the short side (5′ 4″) so almost all of my clothing needs to be shorted but I am never quite sure what the correct length is. For example, are pencil skirts and dresses hemmed at the…

5 Steps to Avoid Junk Clothes

Personal Style, ShoppingBy Imogen LamportMarch 24, 201110 Comments

My question is : how do you STOP buying junk [food] clothes? The analogy I am thinking of is akin to a dieter. You know the trap women fall into : they know they should diet, get fit, lose weight, whatever. But it all seems to hard – they are too unfit, too fat, too…

3 Easy Ways to Tie Head Scarves

Accessories, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportMarch 23, 201114 Comments

On Monday I did workshop for Look Good Feel Better, afterwards I was asked if I’d ever done videos on how to tie head scarves (which is part of the workshop) on my blog, as they had lots of requests by cancer patients who lose their hair during chemo, so I’ve done 3 short videos…

How to Work Your Wardrobe Capsule

Capsule WardrobesBy Imogen LamportMarch 22, 201114 Comments

Thanks for all your comments on the Wardrobe Capsules series I’m doing. I’ve had a few that have wondered how I could make so many outfits, so hopefully this polyvore will help to explain how 12 garments can make so many options. It’s all about mixing them up, each bottom goes with each top, each…

Wardrobe Capsules for Your Life – Casual Business

Capsule Wardrobes, Dress CodesBy Imogen LamportMarch 21, 201114 Comments

So where you work is really casual, jeans are fine, and people often turn up in sneakers or even the clothes they wash the car in? What people forget about this dress code is they hear the word “casual” and don’t hear “business”. Yes people, it’s still work and you still need to look respectable…

how to choose the right bra for your shape and your outfit

Style Begins Inside Out

Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportMarch 17, 201113 Comments

Guest Post by Renee Mayne, Bra Queen There are three reasons why you need to know what’s going on with your bra. It forces you to improve your posture… shoulders back no slouching. It gives you a beautiful shape, lift and the right shape bra for you even makes you look slimmer. It’s a small…

Wardrobe Capsules for Your Life – Relaxed Business

Capsule Wardrobes, Dress CodesBy Imogen LamportMarch 9, 201113 Comments

Many who work in the corporate world now wear a relaxed business rather than formal business style of dress. Formal business is easy, team a suit with a shirt and put on some hose and pumps and off you go. It’s kind of like a school uniform. Relaxed business is so much trickier to interpret…

Wardrobe Capsules for Your Life – Evening Wear

Capsule WardrobesBy Imogen LamportMarch 4, 201115 Comments

Many of us find dressing up for a wedding or out for an evening, not the black tie type, but the smartly dressed type, hard work, our wardrobes just don’t cater for it if we don’t do it too often. Too easily when invited out we feel we have nothing to wear so we go…

What to Wear as a Busy Mum - a wardobe capsule for your life

Wardrobe Capsules for aLife – Busy Mum (Mom)

Capsule Wardrobes, Personal Style, Style Tips, Travel and PackingBy Imogen LamportMarch 2, 201119 Comments

Wardrobe capsules are a great way of making your clothes work harder for you and your dollar go further. A wardrobe capsule is a selection of up to 12 garments plus accessories that all work together. Today I’ve created a capsule for a busy mum on the go. 8 practical easy care garments along with…

Which is Your Best White

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Fabric, Fit and Alterations, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportFebruary 17, 201116 Comments

All whites are not the same, and different whites suit different colouring. We can go from a very bright white which is cool and quite stark and only suits those with very cool colouring, via a soft white, through ivory to cream, which is very warm and suits those with warm colouring. Soft whites are…

Fashion Trends for Autumn/Winter 2011, Save or Splurge?

Fashion Trends, ShoppingBy Imogen LamportFebruary 16, 20119 Comments

There are some fashion trends that will stand the test of time and are worth splurging on, spend more on quality as you will get years of wear from them. Other trends are in and out in a season or two, these are the ones that you may want to enjoy, but don’t waste your…

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What’s Your Favourite Flavour of Icing?

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportFebruary 14, 20118 Comments

Accessories are the icing on the clothing cake. Cake is nice enough by itself, but so much more delectable with some icing. If you look at women you think dress stylishly, most likely there will be an accessory or two that makes the outfit work and adds that interest, that detail, that spark of excitement…

Some of the common issues with fit to avoid or be wary of when shopping

Common Issues with Fit

Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 10, 201124 Comments

There are lots of problems with the fit of commercially made garments, these are things that if you’re making the garment you can alter out of the pattern. But before you buy, make sure these are not problems built into the garment for you. There are some common issues with fit that are reasonably easy…

How to Look Smarter and Get that Job

Accessories, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportFebruary 8, 20116 Comments

According to a study done by the British College of Optometrists found that wearing glasses to a job interview improves your chances of getting hired. The research found that 43% of people think that those who wear glasses are more intelligent. We also assume that glasses wearers are quiet and don’t cause problems, other attributes…

Fashion Forecasts According to the Futurists

Fashion TrendsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 7, 20117 Comments

I was recently reading a newspaper article that contained the predictions of futurists, those people who try and predict the upcoming trends. Some interesting thoughts that I’ll share with you. On the Rise Handmade goods Op Shopping Bargain Hunting Twin sets Pearls Out of Fashion Plastic surgery Looking sloppy Conspicuous brand names Paying full price…

Honeysuckle – Pantone’s Colour of 2011

Colour, Fashion TrendsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 2, 201110 Comments

Courageous. Confident. Vital. A brave new color, for a brave new world. Let the bold spirit of Honeysuckle infuse you, lift you and carry you through the year. It’s a color for every day – with nothing “everyday” about it. While the 2010 color of the year, PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise, served as an escape for…

Business Casual Dress Codes – What to Wear and What to Avoid

Dress CodesBy Imogen LamportFebruary 1, 20117 Comments

Many businesses these days have a casual dress code, especially for those non-client facing personnel, but still many people wear clothes that are inappropriate for a work environment and the bosses complain to me (as well as their own peers) about what their employees are wearing. They will also tell me that they’re not keen…

Why Armholes Matter

Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 26, 201119 Comments

How the sleeve is cut and fits into a top or jacket can change the way a garment appears on your body. If you have a deeper, lower cut armhole, this will add some bulk to your chest region, so is great for women with narrower shoulders (A shapes) or smaller busts who would like…

5 Easy New Years Image Resolutions

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJanuary 5, 20119 Comments

Happy New Year to you all. I hope 2011 brings much happiness for you all. To help you along the way why not think about getting your wardrobe sorted out for the new year with these 5 easy to follow image resolutions. 1. I will only buy what is flattering to me, the colours that…

The Rules for the Office Christmas Party

Dress Codes, Occasion DressingBy Imogen LamportDecember 17, 20105 Comments

It’s that time of year again when the office Christmas party is the order of the day. What are the rules you should remember, between imbibing the company punch? The Rules for the Office Christmas Party 1. Remember, this is still your workplace/work colleagues, the rules of office etiquette still apply, don’t over indulge, you…

Tips for How to Choose a Winter Coat

Personal Style, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportDecember 16, 201015 Comments

I was asked by a reader the other day for help choosing winter coats. Here are a few tips. Clockwise from top left: Show off a defined waist with a belted coat like a trench – great for X, A and 8 shapes. If you are petite, keep your coat knee length or shorter and…

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